African fintechs Finclusion and Lipa Later raise pre-Series A funding
Finclusion has landed $20 million and Lipa Later has secured $12 million.
Finclusion has landed $20 million and Lipa Later has secured $12 million.
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The bumper funding round takes the start-up’s valuation to €4.4 billion.
The paytech has now raised around $1.8 billion in total funding to date.
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Addi CEO Santiago Suarez says: “Business is accelerating a lot faster than expected.”
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